'V that' - Construction 2
| Name: | the hint that construction |
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| Description: | A person gives information or states an opinion indirectly. |
| Verbs: | hint, imply, insinuate, intimate |
| Example: | …and he was hinting he'd like to sell out. (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication; information |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; that-cause: Message
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